You deserve an obedient, affectionate, and loyal dog. 


...but how do you get your dog to listen, come when called, or follow basic commands?


This 4-week virtual course will teach you everything you need to know about raising and training a puppy. With step-by-step guidance, structured activities, and fun training games, you'll learn to raise that well-behaved dog you've always wanted.

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome to The Puppy System

    2. How to Use Thinkific

    3. Course Syllabus

    1. Bringing Puppy Home Intro

    2. What We'll Cover

    3. Preparing for Your New Puppy

    4. Questions to Ask Your Breeder

    5. Time Commitment

    6. Coming Home

    7. Exploring the Car

    8. Picking Puppy Up

    9. Sleeping

    10. Crate Training

    11. Feeding Schedule & Routine

    12. First Vet Visit

    13. Printable: Essential Puppy Checklist

    14. Bringing Puppy Home: Evaluation

    1. Week 1: What We'll Cover This Week

    2. Puppy Development Stages

    3. Developmentally Appropriate Activities

    4. Puppy Schedule

    5. Printable: Puppy Schedule

    6. Crate Training Games

    7. Printable: Crate Training Games

    8. Activity 1: Go to Bed

    9. Feeding Tips

    10. Preventing Bad Eating Habits

    11. Activity 2: Name Game

    12. Potty Training

    13. Printable: Puppy Potty Log

    14. Activity 3: Potty Timing

    15. Sleeping Through the Night

    16. Printable: Sleeping Through the Night

    17. Puppy Nipping

    18. "Sit"

    19. Activity 4: Puppy Touch

    20. Activity 5: Yes/No/Nothing

    21. Week 1: Homework

    22. Printable: Week 1 Training Tracker

    23. Week 1: Evaluation

    1. Week 2: What We’ll Cover This Week

    2. Understanding Your Dog

    3. Teaching Language

    4. Printable: Choosing a Marker Word

    5. Timing

    6. Use of Treats

    7. Printable: Repetition & Consistency

    8. Nosework

    9. Activity 1: Luring

    10. Activity 2: Watch Me

    11. Activity 3: Find It

    12. Activity 4: Intro to "COME"

    13. Leash Basics

    14. Week 2: Homework

    15. Printable: Week 2 Training Tracker

    16. Week 2: Evaluation

    1. Week 3: What We'll Cover This Week

    2. Our Why

    3. Socialization

    4. Printable: Socialization

    5. Activity 1: Calm Observation

    6. Polite Greetings

    7. No Biting

    8. No Jumping

    9. Activity 2: All 4 on the Floor

    10. Activity 3: Collar-on/Collar-off

    11. Leash Walking & Harness

    12. Printable: Introducing Leash and Collar

    13. Activity 4: Point A/Point B

    14. Activity 5: Down

    15. Activity 6: Practice Come Inside the House

    16. Activity 7: Introduce Grooming Tools

    17. Week 3: Homework

    18. Printable: Week 3 Training Tracker

    19. Week 3: Evaluation

    1. Week 4: What We'll Cover This Week

    2. Building on a Command

    3. Activity 1: Go to Bed (Part 2)

    4. Stay

    5. Door Manners

    6. Activity 2: Door Games

    7. Reliable Come

    8. You're Invited: Puppy Party

    9. New Places in the Home

    10. Activity 3: Drop It

    11. Independence

    12. Activity 4: Short Breaks/Reset

    13. Schedule Adjustments

    14. Activity 5: Exposure Resilience

    15. Week 4: Homework

    16. Printable: Week 4 Training Tracker

    17. Week 4: Evaluation

About this course

  • $227.00
  • 92 lessons
  • 9 hours of video content

The countdown is on...

In just a couple weeks, you'll be bringing your adorable puppy home. Like a proud new parent, you've got everything ready for its arrival - a crate, puppy food, chew toys, and more. You've even made space on your phone for the billion pictures you plan to blast to *literally* everyone you know. (What kind of monster wouldn't want to start their day with puppy pics?)



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The only question in the back of your mind is: 

How will you know how to TRAIN your puppy? 

You picture having a loyal, well-behaved sidekick – a dog that’s easy to raise, follows your commands, and brings nothing but joy to your life. 

That’s not so much to ask, right?


Spoiler alert: Puppies aren’t born knowing how to behave.

You have to teach them good habits and prevent bad habits from ever forming. Otherwise, they’ll just do their own thing and you’ll find yourself completely overwhelmed with: 


↳ CRATE TRAINING

Without a roadmap to make this a positive introduction, the crate may become your new nemesis. Don’t be surprised if your brain is overloaded with questions like … When should I begin crate training? How long should I leave my puppy in for? What do I do if my puppy cries in their crate? (Don’t worry, you don’t need a Ph.D. in Puppy Training just to get through this phase!)  


↳ SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT

Ah, sleep. When your puppy isn’t properly trained, sleep can feel like a distant memory. Just as you’re entering the REM stage, your furry friend may wake you up with whimpers, cries, bathroom breaks, or invitations to play. (Luckily, this is all avoidable when you learn how to properly sleep train your pup!) 


↳ NIPPING, BITING & CHEWING 

For the sake of your ankles (and every cherished item in your home), you want to stop nipping in its tracks. Why? Because you also want to have friends over without having to use the disclaimer, “Watch your kids, ‘cause this puppy is a biter!” (Again, there’s an easy way to safely monitor and minimise all the biting!) 


↳ AND MORE!

You dream of going on nice, calm walks without your dog pulling you in a million directions, jumping on friendly neighbors, or trying to scare away other dogs twice their size. But if you don’t get ahead of these behaviors, strolls could lead to longer term stress.

Buh-bye Google, hello expert advice.


Let’s be real. There’s so much conflicting noise on Google and YouTube about how to train a puppy. Even if you had the time to sort through ALL this information (which you probably don’t), good luck trying to make sense of the different philosophies! 

With the Puppy System, there’s no reason to reinvent the wheel or get sucked into Google/Youtube research vortex. 

You can learn from a professional dog trainer (that’s me) who’s taught hundreds of new puppy parents how to raise the calm, well-mannered dog of their dreams. 

In just four weeks, you’ll go from feeling overwhelmed and frazzled to feeling like the proud dog owner you dreamed of becoming.  Your DREAM puppy –looks to you for direction, understands basic commands, loves their crate and has a reliable schedule you can maintain! And… your puppy sits, stays, and sleeps on cue! 

The Puppy System is a simple formula.

Follow the process, and you'll have a calmer, more disciplined dog in just 1 month.

(It's THAT easy. And YES, you can do it!)
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Get ready to learn these 10 crucial skills:

  • Sleeping through the night

  • Fool-proof crate training

  • Potty training like a pro

  • Loose leash walking

  • Basic commands like SIT, STAY, DOWN, and many more!

  • Politely socializing with people and other dogs

  • How to minimize barking, jumping and nipping

  • Keeping puppy motivated to succeed

  • Effective communciation with your dog

  • How to keep your dog learning for life

Find all the support you need inside The Puppy System

  • Weekly, bite-sized video lessons

    (with real dogs) to guide you step-by-step through training fundamentals.

  • Printable worksheets

    to help you stay organized and track your success

  • Live Q&A sessions

    with Dre for expert guidance and accountability

  • Health and development information

    about your dog's stage and growth

  • Easy homework assignments

    with clear instructions to keep you motivated

  • Activity videos with real puppies

    to visually guide you as you learn

  • Private online community

    for accountability, friendship, and suppo

  • Weekly email check-ins

    to keep you on track, on-task, and in the game!

Welcome to My Loyal Hound


Hi there! I'm Dre Nolon, founder of My Loyal Hound and creator of The Puppy System. As a lifelong educator who has been training dogs for 12+ years, I take a love-centered approach to training. I show new puppy owners how to understand their dogs’ needs to establish a strong foundation for beautiful lives together!

In my work, I realized that many troublesome puppy behaviors were easily preventable. As a result, I doubled down on working with young puppies, specializing in the ”transition period” as a critical development time. With early intervention and a curriculum designed to ease the transition from breeder into your forever home… I developed an easy to follow, step-by-step formula to guide families in basic puppy communication, and best puppy raising practices.

This course is filled with activities, techniques and beautifully designed resources to teach you how to manage nipping, jumping, and potty training challenges (and more!)  with the confidence of a pro!

It’s so much easier to prevent bad behaviors than it is to undo them!


“Since taking Dre's course, our puppy responds to me so much easier now! I love that he seems to trust me and responds so much faster when teaching him new things.”

Jamie & Cove

“The puppy stage is a challenge, but now it feels so doable and we are really enjoying our sweet Roxy, thanks to your lessons. This has made all the difference!”

Jenny & Roxy

“Dre is amazing at what she does! We struggled with our puppy's biting, but his biting has improved a lot since taking the course. We also learned to master basic skills, such as sit, stay, leave it and drop it.”

Keily & Stormy

In case you're still wondering...

The Puppy System is for you if:

  • You’re overwhelmed/nervous by the process of training a puppy and crave guided expert support.

  • You want a well-behaved dog that you can introduce to friends, take on errands, and bring along on family adventures.

  • You want a puppy without the mess, and need the puppy to fit into your busy lifestyle.

  • You’re ready to follow the proven, step-by-step formula in The Puppy System (no more guessing!).

  • You can’t wait to build a strong bond with your pup and prevent bad habits from the get-go.

  • You want to impress your friends and neighbors with how adorable (and well-behaved) your puppy is!

  • You're starting to see some early signs of unwanted behavior in your puppy.

  • You prefer to put the effort in early instead of waiting for BIG problems to surprise you later. ('An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure!')

FAQs

  • What’s the difference between this and all the other dog training programs out there?

    The Puppy System is unique because it takes the guesswork out of early puppy training. We focus on preventing common problems from ever occurring by providing a proven, easy-to-follow training structure.

  • How will I know if I'm staying on track?

    Each week, you'll receive check-in emails and surveys to measure your progress and track your success.

  • How much time will The Puppy System take me?

    You’ll only need one hour per week to go through the videos in this program. These videos are bite-sized, you don’t need to watch them all at once, and you can share them with family members.

  • What if I need extra support?

    We've got you! As a student of The Puppy System, you'll have access to weekly live Q&A sessions for expert guidance, plus an exclusive private community where you can get feedback and support from other new puppy owners.

  • Wouldn’t it be better for me to hire an in-person trainer?

    While in-person sessions are great, your trainer can’t stick around forever. When they leave, your puppy needs to know how to listen to YOU. With The Puppy System, you become the leader. Also, you can watch/re-watch the videos anytime versus trying to book a trainer appointment around your family’s schedule.

  • How much does The Puppy System cost?

    The current investment for this program is just $227. Not only does this cover all the course content and access to me every week, but it provides you with results that last a lifetime – a calmer, more disciplined dog that you can happily take wherever you go.

  • When can I get started?

    As soon as your payment goes through, you'll receive access to our bonus Bringing Puppy Home mini-course and week one lesson!

Are you ready to raise the best hound in town?

One who adds fun, adventure, and companionship without the mess?

LET'S DO THIS!

  • Photo of A+E Farms Bernedoodle puppies by Ty Nolon